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Emergency officials responded to a May 14 accident at 3710 Ballardsville Road in Smithfield in which a woman got pinned between a vehicle and a boat, according to an investigation by a Henry County Sheriff’s deputy. The victim was identified as Kimberly C. Rybicki of Smithfield.
First responders received a report at approximately 11 a.m., and personnel from the sheriff’s office, Henry County EMS, Eminence Fire Department and the Henry County Coroner responded to the scene, according to information from Deputy Josh Jamiel.

Investigators with Kentucky State Police in Campbellsburg are seeking help in identifying a female victim in a cold case, according to a news release.

The woman’s body was found May 6, 1988, off Highway 330, 18 miles south of Owenton. Her partially decomposed body was located in an open field, close to the road. Investigators believe she was murdered. Her identity is unknown.

With the use of new forensic facial technology, artists were able to create this facial composite. She is estimated to have been between the ages of 25 to 40 years old.

Henry County voters in the primary election decided which two candidates for judge-executive will appear on the fall ballot.

In all, the outcome of five local contests were decided in the primary with a total of 2,531 voters coming out to the polls. Henry County residents also participated in choosing a Democrat to run for Congress in the 4th District this fall.

Many a farmer has learned their skills while tilling the ground in Henry County. Now Sterling College students will have an opportunity to earn a liberal arts degree while working in some of those same fields.
This collaboration between the The Berry Center, which maintains an archive of the writings of the influential family that helped craft the burley tobacco program, and the college based in Craftsbury Common, Vt., will merge classroom study with hands-on work in local forests and fields, according to Berry Center Director Mary Berry and farming program Director Leah Bayens.

Karen Taylor always wanted to become a writer, and she found the opportunity to focus on her goal during a painful time in her life.
In the summer of 2011, a mere two weeks after her mother was killed in a car accident, Taylor broke her ankle, which translated into a lot of time on her hands.
While she sat and healed in her armchair sipping pop, Taylor found comfort in blogs she read. Taylor found inspiration and even met a best friend online, a woman from Michigan who now resides in Florida. “I fell in love with some of them,” she said.

Henry County voters in the primary election May 22 will decide the outcome of five local contests.
Democrats may participate in selecting the countywide candidate who will appear on the general election ballot in November in races involving both the judge-executive and the jailer. Democrats will also choose among three candidates vying to unseat U.S. House Rep. Thomas Massey in the fall.
Two Democrats filed for the judge-executive office with the county clerk including incumbent John Logan Brent and challenger Glenn Baxter.

A 10-year-old’s desire to keep chickens sparked a discussion about the ban on raising animals at the May 14 Eminence City Council.
Reese Morgan, accompanied by family members, submitted the request in a letter along with copies of related ordinances from La Grange and Louisville for the council members to compare.
The handwritten letter noted he would like to get three chickens for eggs.

A question has arisen about whether running an AirBNB would disqualify an election candidate in the lead up to the primary May 22.
In correspondence addressed to the Henry County Local, Sandy Allison of Campbellsburg inquired about a rumor that’s been discussed in the community about the race for magistrate in District 4 involving Chuck Smith and Hugh McBurney.

New Castle native Phoebe Thurman-Thompson has gone through life knowing that at any moment the hereditary kidney disease that killed her father could strike her, too.
Doctors have tested Phoebe every year since birth for signs of organ deterioration, she said. At 23, blood calcium levels began to rise and Thurman-Thompson consulted a nephrologist, a medical doctor who specializes in kidney care and kidney diseases.
She received a kidney transplant 12 years ago and donated kidneys last from 10 to 12 years, and she’s in need of another now.